Segment information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | segment	4
Number of other business segments | segment	3
Revenue	$ 39,689,390	$ 32,868,990
Cost of revenue	25,811,367	22,309,908
Gross profit	13,878,023	10,559,082
General and administrative expenses	6,564,029	6,036,662
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net		5,916
Income from operations	7,313,994	4,528,336
Other income, net	418,184	157,059
Income before income taxes	7,732,178	4,685,395
Benefit for income taxes	621,696	449,485
Net income from continuing operations	7,110,482	4,235,910
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	169,068	163,121
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	6,941,414	4,072,789
Total loss from discontinued operations	(467,066)	(259,163)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	6,474,348	3,813,626
Accounts receivable, net	41,764,256		$ 38,226,891
Inventory, current and non-current	9,186,619		11,090,413
Contract assets	23,340,495		21,553,057
Property, plant and equipment, net	54,848,748		55,882,521
Construction in progress	819,420		495,471
Intangibles, net	3,189,092		3,353,185
Goodwill	12,861,404		12,861,404
Total segment assets	201,497,028		197,096,787
Assets of discontinued operations	21,669,155		21,340,805
Total assets	223,166,183		218,437,592
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,624,938	7,771,095
Cost of revenue	3,551,344	3,550,794
Gross profit	5,073,594	4,220,301
General and administrative expenses	4,104,332	4,177,107
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net		(7,287)
Income from operations	969,262	35,907
Accounts receivable, net	3,772,393		3,425,948
Inventory, current and non-current	3,076,106		3,041,460
Property, plant and equipment, net	32,429,299		32,809,487
Construction in progress	659,798		380,436
Goodwill	1,170,511		1,170,511
Total segment assets	58,080,386		58,774,647
Bulk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,342,094	9,004,373
Cost of revenue	5,565,258	6,243,146
Gross profit	2,776,836	2,761,227
General and administrative expenses	344,141	352,975
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net		11,270
Income from operations	2,432,695	2,419,522
Accounts receivable, net	25,652,487		26,965,126
Inventory, current and non-current	4,885,944		4,858,324
Property, plant and equipment, net	19,686,717		20,370,056
Construction in progress	12,661
Goodwill	1,948,875		1,948,875
Total segment assets	66,445,312		63,956,725
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	17,417,611	12,721,701
Cost of revenue	12,668,939	10,044,078
Gross profit	4,748,672	2,677,623
General and administrative expenses	1,597,854	1,088,672
Income from operations	3,150,818	1,588,951
Accounts receivable, net	9,071,028		6,802,780
Inventory, current and non-current			55,272
Contract assets	17,995,584		17,715,872
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,047,825		1,143,884
Intangibles, net	2,551,314		2,692,074
Goodwill	7,756,807		7,756,807
Total segment assets	60,231,126		58,476,773
Manufacturing Units [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	5,304,747	3,371,821
Cost of revenue	4,025,826	2,471,890
Gross profit	1,278,921	899,931
General and administrative expenses	517,702	417,908
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net		1,933
Income from operations	761,219	$ 483,956
Accounts receivable, net	3,268,348		1,033,037
Inventory, current and non-current	1,224,569		3,135,357
Contract assets	5,344,911		3,837,185
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,684,907		1,559,094
Construction in progress	146,961		115,035
Intangibles, net	637,778		661,111
Goodwill	1,985,211		1,985,211
Total segment assets	$ 16,740,204		$ 15,888,642